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5 t . epublicantribune Twice-A-Week Tuesday-Friday Franklin Publishing Co., Publishers. TIIK MUST IIIK.I.Y UKITI.ATIOO MCWSPAl'KK IV THIS KHCTION KKTAUI.ISIIi:!) IX TIIK VKAIt IHU.1. The Only County Seat Newspaper VOLUME 63. UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY. MISSOURI, FRIDAY, MARCH 2. 1!)28. NUMBER I. 8 Pages FIRST DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVEN- COOLIDGE PROCLAIMS LEAGUE TO PRESENT REED PLATFORM TION INSTRUCTED TO SUPPORT LOWDENi NAT'L. FOREST WEEK "ROSETIME" HERE MON. ADOPTED AT ST. JOS. W. Cole of This City and II. M. Piper of New London Selected as Delegates to Itcnuhlican National Convention In Kansas (it v. The Ninth Congressional district hrld its convention m Warrcnton last Wednesday, and selected V. u Cole ot this city and H. M Piper of New Lon-dun as delegates lo the National con-ventien which moots in Kansas City on Juno 12. Mrs. Harry Householder of Mexico and Mrs. Florence Palmer of Montgomery City were selected as alternates. The Ninth District is composed of the following counties: Au-drum. Callaway. Franklin. Giucoiiado. Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Kail-, fit. Charles and Warren. It was a well attended convention and much Republican enthusiasm prevailed. The convention adopted the followingresolutions: We, the Ill-publicans ol the 9th Congrossicnal District, in convention assembled, hereby re-affirm our allecii'iice tj the Republican party, and pit due it our loyal support. We heartily endorse the administration of Calvin Coolidgc as President of the United Slates as being economical, conservative and business-like in every particular, and one that ..hoiild commend itself to the voters of the nation without H '.;ai J o politics-. We, the Republicans of the 9th Congressional District, in convention assembled, hereby endorse our present State administration. We. the Republicans of the 9th Congressional District, in convention assembled, hut-by commend the administration ol Dr K. I! Clements, national coauniileoman of Missouri aii'l Mis. draco Sam-plc Biirlmghrin. National commit-teowomun of Miss-iun. and the delegates ol the 'llh Congressional District are hcrebv instructed to vote for their re-election. Whereas, the agiie'iltuie interests of the country have suffered greatly in the re-ad lust tivnt following the World War. and conditions have bom such with increased taxation and increased costs of labor and living that the farmers of Missouri and other agriculture states have ha'-oly been able to eke out an cNisicme o.io to the economic conditions v.it'i which they are roniruiw-d. and whereas, they have demanded some legislation relieving the .situation with which they ate nnlronted and demand such leyislntion at the hands of the uoxi administration, and whereas; the Republican party in order to carry the election in November, must carry ihe electoral votes ot the agricultural states of the West and Central West where this economical condition is most acutely fel. .".nd whereas: the farmers ot ihe ;-,iid West era and Central states r.re demanding the nomination of a candidate lor th" Presidency who is favorable to seme legislation for the relief of their economic conditions, and whereas; the Honorable Flank O. lowden of Illinois seems to be one candidate who iully appreciates the conditions of the agricultural interests and who is willing to stand for the enactment of Mich legislation. Therefore, be it resolved, that the Republicans of the !)th Congressional District ol Missouri, in convention assembled, do heartily endorse the candidacy of the Honorable Frank O. Lowden for nomination lor President at the Republi-i can National convention in Kansas City, Missouri, and instruct the delegates elected at this nicotine to us" I heir influence and cast their votes for the nomination of the Honorable Frank O. Lowden lor President. Many from this county attended the convention including all the delegates chosen, la.'-t Friday afternoon, as well as many others. April 22-28 Set Aside for Dis- Evangelical Ixrajrue Will Render Principles of Woodrow Wilson cussion of Safi'Kinirdinjr -ind Restorino, Our Forests. Musical Comedy at Theatre Next Monday. President Coolidgc lm:i officially I The Evaneelicar -omu ivnnli.' designated the week ol April 22-28 for i League of the local church will Rive a nation-wide observance ol ihe annual musical comedy entitled "Rosctimv" In "American Foicst Week." in a pro-1 the Liberty Theatre in this city next rlamalion announced recently iA the i Monday evening beginning at 8 o'clock United States Department oi Agrit-ul ture. p. m. Die cast has been carefully selected The President sot apart the Week, from the young people of the church. he said, "lor public discussion of our and It Is expected that the play will be forests and of what must be done to1" Kod one, and will furnish several safeguard and restore them." He em-1 hours of good entertainment. Miss phasized particularly the need for j Smith, of Sew ell and Co.. is here and suppressing the torest lire evil. and I1" directing the play. Below Is a syn- pointed out the benetits .o agrioul- opsis of the play WASHINGTON MAN COUNTY PROS. RACE Attorney A. Tibbe, Jr.. Announces for Prosecuting Attorney. Anton A. Tibbe. Jr., lawyer of Washington. Mo., and son of former Pre siding Judge of the County Court Anton A. Tibbe, announced his candidacy this week for the Republican nomina- iium 1Ur piosiiiuiiig attorney oi rraiiK- ,,,. n,..., r u ,w .i. rnrt, ,., tin County, subject to the will of the .pvil suppressed." he President de-1 JMTy Hunter. (Walter Kohringt who vuicis at inr primary in August. dared "Maiiv of the forested States llvrs ln nerKeiey. mil no ante nas ueen Attorney Tibbe is not a stranger In ...mi, the cooneration of tiinberland SPt or tne wedding. This causC3 Jerry owners, have undertaken organized n , e concern. protection against forest tires: and in The afternoon ol the garden party. recent years, under the Clarkc-McNarv R niovlml picture company, out looking law. the Federal Government has giv-l'or " location, chances upon this olden its support to the movement. This ?ash,nl,e, Kard,cn . of .l,,p Perkins1 groat coonerat ve onternrise must be """ ". ""' h"khhi Consolidation Passes Voters of District ture. Industry, commerce, and nation al life that will result from making the forest lands of the United States ully productive ot continuous timber crops. 'The rehabilitation of our forests de- Afternoon In Berkeley. small town. Ma and Pa Perkins (Allan Peters and Anna Mucnstermanni are making preparations lor a garden party In honor of Rose, (Mildred Hubbard i their daughter. Rose la engaged to marry The voters of the Pacific school dis trict and the Doier school district of j tt. louis county held an election yesterday for the purpose of forming Consolidated School District Number 3. There were cast In favor of such consolidation 263 votes and against consolidation 40 votes. This will do away with the Dozior school and make the Pacific sclnxil lurger. Many of the Interests near Pacific are In St. Louis I county and in the Dozior district, and j most of these children have for years attended the Pacilic school. JESSE F. EKEY IN RACE FOR CO, JUDGE Well Known Resident of this County Announces for Co. Judge, 2nd. District. HERMANN A. C. WINS BY ONE POINT-37-36 Came Goes to Two Extra Period Hermann Wins on Foul Goal. Franklin County by any means, although In parts of the county he is nut well known. Born m Washington, he has always maintained his residence there, although his schooling and war service has kept him away from the county most of the time the last few years. Tibbe is a graduate of the University of Missouri In Columbia and the law school of Harvard University. During the late war he served as see- on lieutenant of the infantry stationed at Fort Sheridan. Illinois. He is a brother of Russol J. Tibbe and Henry Tibbe who are engaged in the manufacturing business inWashington. The Tibbe family has long been extended and strengthened until every j JonpS' ;Arth"r ottf' finding it cx- forestod county in the United States is' "uv " "e " ",r lnp picture safeguarded against forest fires. ,PS making, decides to hurry and take iih si 1 1 h . a iic icnuiiiH muy ana mr leading man of the rompany have "But wo are still far from the goal of complete protection. Every year. on the average, 80.000 fires scourge our woodlands, steadily undermining .heir eloped without Warning, so the lack of these two is the only remaining diffi culty, into . Thrown Into Discard lie- fore Reed Platform. A large delegation of Franklin Countians attended Ihe Democratic Convention held in St. Joseph, last Tuesday. The twelve delegates from this county were in attendance, and al so quite a lew others. -Below is given the platform adopted "The Democratic party of Missouri, in convention assembled, realflrms Its advocacy of. and allegiance to, those time-honored principles which have ln every administration, when our party was in power, from the days of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson to the days of Clrovor Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson, characterized our party as the exponent of free govern ment and the champion 0f the rights of all the people. c ntaruiy endorse mo great work Ti,n fiit .mn-v i.. ti. r- and acknowledged leadcrshiu ol theiiw imh.,, ... nL ..,.,.. I brilliant senior Senator irom Missouri. in urn issue of' The Tribune. Jesse F uir non. janiea a. Keed. His services Ekey of Union, well known resident "w united Oiaies Senate have ex- nnri siirvcvnr nf lliis rnimlv lr tlic u'hon Itnlnii nicked un some tvn anri cited the admiration of all the people, past twelve years, announces' today Jor the. game was faster. Union lost their opportunity in the fourth quarter to win the game. The locals were leading by two points, but they could not keep the ball in their possession and Hermann took It and evened up the score. This made the fourth time that Hermann has defeated the loealR this year. In the other three games the scoring 4f..l.t.. tl.. .it,...ti..., Ihnl " .v.v, H, ........ I, . ,. """". ' " lnto .'eivice Percy Poabodv. (Wilbert blame falls equally on usall. Public jK, ,., ,he WTiu,r , ,e sienano, agencies rarelv provide adequate PW-L.i m dosrUo tells Rahe Biirnette tectum against fire, the tiinberland i owner is loo often IndilTcrent to his i Vera Krietei another member of the It took ten extra minutes to decide the game hero Wednesday night between the Hermann Athletic Club and the Union Athletic Club. The game was perhaps one of the closest Tames ever seen on the local noor. Hermann took the lead In the first quarter find held the lead until the third quarter when Union came from behind and 'the score stood 28-29 in Union's favor. at the end of the third quarter. Then it became interesting first one team would score, and then the other. The score at the end ot the fourth quarter was tied 32-32. In the first extra five minutes, each team scored two points again locking the score. In the second extra session, Hermann made a field goal and followed with a foul throw, and all the locals could do was to make field M-al. ind lost the tame. The game started off slow and con tinued slow until the third quarter. p aiiiann mm a peerless rnam- the office of County Judge of Franklin pion in the cause ol good government. ! county from the Second District, imb- i.H no mi-ii iii to oeciare ins in-.,.,t to the will of the Republican vot-tentlos to retire irom the Senate of l Pls ut the -primary to lie held August uiiitry CTiait-a, Wllt'ir III" nils iauOl- 7 lOUH ed and wrought so long and ably for the State of Missouri, and ihe people of the United States. In his leaving that body, it loses it shining light and the State of Missouri the services of a great and brilliant statesman. Born in Franklin County Ulty-sevcn years ai;o, Mr. Ekey has spent his entire life hero, hvini- in Central town- I .'hip until 190H. when he moved to jnear Union, where he has resided since Mi' Rkrv Is ucli kniiuli hirp III a way unparalleled in public an-mud mwi.- n iiitmiiu. iii.ii in nniv nf I. I ...... . " nam, m- mi i (Mil Ki'll lllo:,c Will) llave.lhn vi iters Knnolif na.rl i,. 1.4 ....l.li I,.... t .. . i,n ..o7 Mr. Ekey is thoroughly pwunv Mur n jiirtil' U)MH I (Hilly, was also close The box-score follows: Hermann A. C Riek. rf Sherman. If Ulfulmau. If Krndriek, c ii .iiiiiinteil i HI I Mill. ,..,tl.li..u ........ ii.i.- ..... .t.l .. lu. I inimmnr. Iliat she will he the lenrllnir I nas a as sacred tne privilege of th A .(, ,.., .... identified with the progressive inter- P -riy. ii" .nmt '" ' ral ladv. This honor she never realizes, I DaiJot. ana nnven irom otllce those hj-, m,lllvvr u,r the past ten 1 RlPPlcm. m ests of Franklin County, having been . "iect of ' f '" the for just at the time Jones is about to who, wolllfl '"V coriupting hands iipon! jJtme. Ig the founders of the Missouri Meer-prae ci '"rn is V ",f',':l n"'es "hlcall for her entrance. Rose Perkins ap-1 l- Hls courageous battle to keep elec-j' KercholIer. Ig schaum Pipe Co.. and have been ar- "r'1 111 "" ,wf"""n Wl' n"'J '". pears on the steps of the house andl""'" P- 10 ,'''k, vei.ahtv , iVl h. u u n u,n II w.l a ' i dent supporters of the Republlcan.l!'rt,"s f,"'1,h(' ,f'T' 1,s (1,-;p:avs ri,ht into the picture. This'""' "t taint the very source ol gov- " v ,"s ,j i, .w.'lv. Judge Tibbe served as pres.d-f"l'r""" '"."'f1' f "'' rw":K 'o.l,ig short ot a miracle to I Prmnriit. to nrive corruption trom the 1 ' c ' ' n .' Vlwm A. C. ng ttidgc of the Franklin County lrssl,"ss ihl1" ""lunkab!.'. s .., lllld ,hc r0u,nanv. fr Rose is tlw citadels of the Republic, has stirred Ihej " . 1 "" ',". r l-a, rell, rf the liiihilmcut ellicc. of the duties of the INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SHOWS 6 PER CENT GAIN Iikk.iciI Production C'riditeil in Steel and Automobile Industries, Reports Show, Two Rural Townships !;;., Court from 1915 to 1919 and it was I we oannni penuaiK nnv uouse on- exact type needed for the loading lady. I"1'1" "i " cnwiii,. niani:ess oi par-dunng his administration that the forests with inipunitv. The soil is the jnrs o(ft.r, lo nngaqe her at once, and !' present county infirmary was erected ! ultimate source el all our wealth and ot afl,.r luiictnu it over with Ma and Pa "Senator Reed s eonsiimate ability, at its location at the edge of this city. I"fp itself. One-toui th ol our Amen- kjMns a contract for Hollywood, but not unfaltering couraee. unquestioned hon- Mr. Tibbe is making an aeijvc cant- can son is nesi ruiteci ioi idioms, aiuen without a touching and romantic part- esty and git-at services have earned Ion paign throughout the county andi"1 this land i ali'ariy idle. ..lore ;! it jng with Jerry, who arrives to find lien him the nomination by our party lor hopes to bo nhle to meet all the voters 'is bei'ic made idle by destructive loe - j Ir-avim:. She assures him. however.lthe oflice of President. His fuithful-hef.ire the primary election. Ho will j King d lire. Vet wo can not salely that she will continiveto love him, and jness to the trusts heretofore reposed in apnreciate your suptxirt in the August i permit our forest land to lie fallow and 'premises to return lomoday in Rose- him warrants our earnest belief and primary. iw.su-. mu..- i..u in imn nine. t assertion tiiai m the oiiice ol I'resi- : jour farms i.nd factories in lie i-.lli-. ; Three years pas.- and Rose becomes : dent his statesmanship. en;:.liliiie- 1) a "To m-ike our v;ist ( in. ure of fori-st a lamou., star. She seems to have tor- unci characn r will liud a larger Held ol j lOpOSCS 10 illinCX iland lullv pi.KliKf.ve ol continuous gotten the eoitane ".ith the roses grow-.public usefulness. We pledge our lull! of timbir will have lioiiientous ing on Ihe trellis that Jerry assured her .and hearty support of his candidacy t .... , nis in our mitionel lite. It 'would oe waiting. for that high oltiee We call upon tin'! JiKtiismai p iionciion m ine unitici I will give aa.'idiiliu-e the mlviMitngc of- Unknown to Rose, trouble iias been 1 Democrats or Missouri as individuuls ou ""'''M " u 1H1 Cummitter from This County Ciors.n new and valuable emu. 1' will at- mowing in the Miitho on account of to use their influence with their lra-nds i f'rl" Jl",il:ily ,VI'' ''eeeinber last i 111 flirP Si. I.lllliv '. Iff f. If,.,rl rnnnn mill . M.i.l. ill-w-. , I In 1.1 1 1 . I m I IV. i,i .:,lt,U.K mul Ir.tu.v u n.,.1 m.r. I .,.! rnl.,l,....v ,,. ...,it I,,. ,.,.,..,.. I VOil V. ilH-Oldlll", 1 a Fl'dCWl (teSlTVC Favorilllr Allliexation. Iluiti ril nun in !iii fnri si inriiilne-; !rin-lnH flin niiirtinnr uhi-n IJmsi- ,in- iiiMiifli.ncp m- ,.tlw,i-u kh in iii.,....iii im- 1 H,;,ll'(t Ivpolt. 1 Ills is the liirgOst ill I Tl uill iii-,.iuli. raw mulerinl'. ll wilt ' nllv nrrivi slie Inn. nslt for li.r ! u..liiir..u.l l..i- il.n .,.oviH..ii, v ' ' ( f l .e .slliee the report further I A conimitteo of seven residents nf furnish tretfii- lor o'r railroads. It 'cheek. Jones conP- ses that ihe com-' "About to enter upon a great na-'al(l Franklin County, which is immediately will niain'ain foreign and clonies-tie panyN broke, and 'h.at she will not re- lumal campaign, we adopt as our dec-1 Steel production increased consider-iweM ol St. Louis County, headed oy ,i.Comi-.erce. V. will restore our !ioMs ire'.ve a penny. Hi se tells him she. has juration of principles the rini-ini; words ; ably, and automobile manufacturing, III. Hrnnrtt. farmer Mavnr of Sullivan. I as cr.ieivei soil and water, and as, her name and will not marry him. but lot Senator ieed: ' i'lie lowest in December since 1922. al- jMo.. yesterday presented before ihe St.Riveis of hc;.ltti and plea:ure to our , instead will go to work with another !Uuis County Chamber of Commerc? people. Icompanv. Jones nils her this is im- their plan for Franklin County lo nn- -We alre.idv have ma e a beginnin'! possible, then read to her the contract ncx two western townships of St. Louis jn forest renewal: but the task is stu- she has signed without reading. This County, leaving the congested portion : penrious. and we should permit no sat-j contract gives Jones sole right to the islaetion over w hat has b( on done to"aine 01 r.ose j-cikius wnen useo in a blind us to Ihe magnitude ol what re--professional way mains lo be iVme " JllKt as Rose feels her world crumb- This year will mark 'lie eighth an-!1'"" abmlt lirr,- !'1' '?urst!i inl Jtra!s observance of American Forest ""1' w?" " ..u .sM tiiebler. If I laughorty. Hare, rg Means, lg Times out Hermann. 3: Union, j.Reft'reWDruwell, Washington. - Fd O. F.O. F. Pts. 8 1 3 17 4 0 18 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 12 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 37 Fd G. F.O. F. Pts. 9 2 0 20 10 3 2 5 3 1 13 0 111 0 0 10 36 Mrs. Elmer F. Winters. Ila- ; most same roach"d the production of month a year ago. the of the county to be merged with St i Louis. This suggestion was referred to the Metropolitan Committee of the St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce by which a thorough investigation andlWrcki prpsj,((,t Harding in 1021 ha v-Ith" meaning of the scene. He pro- ing issued the first proclamation which .-' brought the Federal Oovornnient be. ! Jorry is numing a bluff when he . Jer- iyi ttiiiiuiiiiccs lie uaa juai uuuKlll lllc a report to tne organization win ue made. This committee, which includes experts on city and county government, has handled all merger proposals that affected the county Besides Bennett, H. F. Hanson and Leo A. r isncr oi i-ranKiin uouniy,. ao-dressed the county chamber. Bennett said in effect he understood the merger with the city of St. Louis of the congested districts of the county was desired, but that the rural districts of l of the county hampered this. He proposed the two western townships, Moramec and Bonhommc, minus that part of Kirkwood that is included in Bonhomme Township, be merged with Franklin County, a rural section Teachers' Examination Here this Week. hind the movement. The week this year, as it has for the past two years, will assume an international scope through the lact that Canada will observe its "Save the Forests'' Week at the same time. This week in the United States will be directed by an American Forest Week Committee, of which Theodore Roosevelt of New York is chairman. A large number of organizations, rep resenting a wide variety of interest, arc j cooperating, among the associations vpni-ppntinir rintrinrir wilrt life, mid rec reational interests, foresters and for-1 Hi-Art Film Co. After interesting turns and events, Jones is re-engaged and given management of the Company, all other members being retained. However, Rose declares she's tired of the silver sheet and does not wish to remain as leading lady, but prefers to return with "'Let us rally our lorccs lo thiol the Constitution.' " 'Let us make our light between ban- i , y , is proclaiming: ' l,'d'"' J'V,,,a7- . C?1' ;luii HJii.siiiiiMi iuii im ird.uu aitu nuuicii and silken industries were active. Supt. A. F. Borberg is holding the regular examination of all applicants for certificates today and tomorrow. There are three regular examinations during the year, and this being the first one is not as important as those of the st Reai Estate Board mat win be neia later, it is not oi- Knnkp fr tho countv organization. witu fiaii"-.... . '"'"", lestry associations, the lumber industry. "u 1 "... ."' .J.-..'..-- consumers of forest products, labor. independent alliance with the city. Eugene D. Ruth, Jr., president of the St. Louis County Chamber of commerce and Mayor of University City; Joseph R. Matthews, former Mayor of Kirkwood, and B. Ccrdcll Stevens, a member of the chamber and president ten that applicants at the March examination complete all subjects that the law requires they must pass in before a certificate will be granted. Quite a number of applicants are taking the examination. They neither praised nor condemned the Franklin County proposal, but asked a few questions and then urged its consideration by the Metropolitan Committee. Statistics brought out in the meeting showed that Franklin County has a Interesting Election Ticket : population of 32,000. and an assessed Brouuht to Lili'ht. I valuation of $36,000,000. St. Louis " " I J-, .. ... U n n .An..linn .f IDn fUVl an1 James T. Bartel, who has been in Union this week visiting his daughters. Mrs. Nick Cardwell and Mrs. H. P. Jennings, showed us an old election ticket that carries with it much interest. It is an election ticket used in 1864 and was called "National Radical Union Ticket. On this ticket, Abraham Lincoln Irom Illinois was a candidate for President and Andrew-Johnson from Tennessee was a candidate for Vice President. For stale and .county candidates, the ticket is called "State Radical Union" and on it Thomas C. Fletcher ran for Governor. On this ticket, Julius Wilhehni ran for sheriff and Chas. Remhard. father of Chas. Reinhard. of Union, ran for county treasurer. On this ticket. John T. Vitt, father of Hermann Vitt of Union and Wm Moore, father of Allen R. Moore of Mt. Vernon, Washington, ran for Judges of the county court. scientific, civic, agricultural, press, church, and women's organizations, as well as the State and Federal fSovern-ments. Local Forest Week Committees are being organized in every State. In his proclamation. President Coo-lidge urges that during the Week, "all citizens and appropriate organizations including public officials, legislators. business organizations, educators, edi (Continued on page 4) ANNUAL DRIVE FOR NEW RELIEF HOME Salvation Army Will Launch Drive Here Next Wednesday. The Salvation Army will launch their drive for funds to erect a new relief home in St. Louis this next" Wed- tors, clergymen, landowners, and oth-jnesday in this city. I This Is an annual drive of the Salva- (Conlinjed on page li jtion Army. Each year the funds con- tributed are used for some needy nur- . , pose and this year the funds will be ExeClltlVe Committee tOd to erect a new relief home in St. Meet in St. Louis, Sat. I Mrs. Davis of the Salvation Army will be in charge of the drive and she an assessed valuation of $206,000,000. Executive Committee of Jieiasks tlml everyne ready to make The territory that Franklin their contribution when called on next wants to annex has a population of about 10.000. an assessed valuation of ners pr "'The inalienable rights of the citizen, among which are liberty of conscience without coercion, criticism or obloquy, the right of every man to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience and that none shall make him afraid: the right of free speech, free press and peaceable assemblage; the right of each citizen to regulate his own personal conduct, chart his own course through life, determine his own habits and to control the affairs of his own household, free from all restraints, save that in the exercise of those natural privileges he will not Interfere with the rights of others. " 'Let us reassert the truth of the doctrine that if this people are to remain free, local safe government and the sovereignty of the states must be preserved: that Federal power should be brought within the limits not only of the letter, but also within the spirit of the Constitution. The march of centralization must be arrested, government by boards and bureaucracies must cease. "Let us demand the honest administration of government, the swift and sure punishment of all public plunderers, bribe mongers and other malelact-ors. the equalization of the burden of taxation, the repeal of all laws creat ing special privileges, the liberation of honest business from oppressive interference by government agents, the prosecution and punishment of those who, by trusts, combinations and rc- Total loans and investments of Federal Reserve member banks declined more than $200,000,000 for the four weeks ending February 15. The decline was largely in loans on securities. Mrs. Myrl O. Winters nee Klusmcyer was born September 17, 1908 and was claimed by the angel of death at 10:30 p. 111. February 20, 1928. She had been ln poor health for several months from that dreaded disease tuberculosis. Seeing that she was steadily growing worse she went to Mt. St. Rose Sanilorium ln St. Louis, but as her condition continued to become lower she was brought back to the home of her parents just a few days before her death. She was a patient sufferer, always worrying over the trouble she was to others but never complaining about her own illness and pain. She professed a faith in the Lord and made her peace with Him some few weeks before she was called to the Home above and It is a wondrfeul consolation to know that she waiting and beckoning for her loved ones to come and be with her. To mourn her loss she leaves a loving husband and baby son, her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Klusmeyer, four brohers, Elmer of Gerald, Route 2., Floyd of St. Louis, Leslie and Basil of Gerald, and two sisters, Mrs. A. F. Sauls of Maplewood, Illinois, and Mrs, B. A. Matthews of Beaufort, Mo., be sides many other relatives and friends. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. B. Adams and interment was made in St. Paul's cemetery neur Gerald. Card of Thanks. We desire to thank our many friends for their kindness to us during the illness and death of our beloved wile, daughter and sister. Elmer F. Winters, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Klusmcyer, Her Brother and Sisters. Charles F. Ilorberg. meet at the American Hotel, St. Louis, j MVOOlu MiuekVftwa w I . . - . . . .1,1 about $11,000,000, and contains about , " 7. ""71""' , ".well as house to house will be can 200 square miles of land, all of which "'"nL0"' nlm vasscd. Everyone is asked to contri u... .v,i f ,h of the proposed $73,000,000 road bond u, , ,n ri,r,-trf hh r th, figures are about Franklin County Globe-Democrat. one-third of the figures Thursday. Suffers Painful Injury. Salvation Armv. Lloyd Stark, vice president of Stark Brothers Nurseries of Louisiana, Mo., j . is chairman of the comiuittce. He has COUflty COUft III ....v., -v. 1 . r ' ' l.;; I In ti llnv Koccinn lLon nomic no,.crh.rrv hn is pmnlnvrt ",: -"" -umiiiwiu, to ins ' -V lvoo...,.. in th..Hn,hrn Fortrv here snfTereri committee. BiXby, who accompanied a (Continued on page ti Woodruff Again Heads Highway No. 66 Ass'n. John T. Woodruff of Springfield, Mo., president, and all other officials were re-elected unanimously by 400 delegates from eight Southwestern States at a meeting of the United Stales . bute to this well directed drive of the i Highway No. 6fi Association, held at Oklahoma City, last Monday.. Flagstaff. Ariz., was chosen for the next meeting. June 7 or 8. The association has been assured. Scott of Springfield. Mo., corres ponding secretary, .said, that New Mex- Business house to business house as irn Anvsina Tpxns nrl fik. I if ni-nici uill I T inWU.K.,U ... T....i, .... RTA... I . . ..... , painful injury to his left hand yes- I . h" , The County Court held a brief ses- make available $15,000,000 for work on n n.ltiln n-n-b inn . r, A lantn.v . ... ... -.0...... , r.M . , f ( HA rl I fnnt-n tr tr Tl W Ultrhllut, ll'lll.tn Im vt 1 lfl I f 1 1 , .;. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . , , - n j v " &w uuu .u.iug nut unu a mini i JUKI UL Heart Lilt WClJure Ol tUC DHTtV. Delegates Narrowly Escape Serious Injuries. Anton Krainolowsky, W. L. Cole, Raymond Cole and Henry Rapps, delegates to the Congressional convention in Warrcnton, came very near meeting with a serious accident Wednesday while on their way to Warrcnton. Thi! trip was negotiated in W. L. Cole's car with Mr. Cole at the wheel and in St. Louis county on a cut oir road which was narrow and slippery, the car turned over and when the car finally came to a stop it was headed in the same direction from which it had come. From reports, Henry Rapps was the first to crawl out of the top of the car unhurt. He was followed by Mr. Kramolowsky who suffered lacerations of the head and some bruises. Raymond Cole suffered some wrench- L es of the back while W. L. Cole suffer ed a fracture of the left collar bone. Charles F. Borberg was born in U:l-and of the four he suffers the most lion. Mo., March 10, 1868 and died in injury. The whole affair turned out Billings, Montana February 27, 1928 much better than it might have been, at the age of 59 years, 11 months and The top of the car is a complete l 17 days. There survive him, his wife wreck. Dr. R. B. Denny was called and three children, two brothers and and he dressed the wounds of thos? 1 three sister to mourn his passing. Tin who suffered and brought all of them ' children are: Paul, an attorney and to Warrcnton in his car In order that I Fred, a civil engineer: both of Oregon; and Marie of Billings. The brothers are A. F. Borberg of Union and Emil Borberg of Billings. The sisters are Mrs. R. A. Miller of Kirkwood. Mrs. Tillie Martin of St. Clair and Mrs. Mrs. David Peters, nee Knehans, and Susia Vance of Manlctwood. There widow of the late David Peters, enter- tare also other relatives and manv cd into rest at htr home near Beau-i friends who mourn his demise. fort, Tuesday, February 28. at the Mr Borberg moved from Franklin age or sixty years. Mrs. Peters was county to Billings, Montana about the preceded by her husband in death year 1910 and has been a resident of about two years. She leaves to mourn . that state ever since. For a number of her loss six children, other relatives j years he has been engaged in the and many friends. The children ire ; brokerage business with marked suc-Erwin, Walter. Alice and Emma Pe- cess. During the years that Mr. Bor-ters. Mrs. Clara Nolting and Mrs. : bere lived in Franklin county he made they might attend the convention. Mrs. David Peters. Amanda Connors. Mrs. Peters lived in this comunity ail her life, and where she reared her family and looked after his home in Stanton where he grew to manhood and in and near SL Clair. While here, he was engaged in farming. terday while working in the factory. The machine he was working on those who were in need of help. It , trading and merchandising. In uoli- may bo truly said of her that she was ! tics, he was an active Republican and would accept ouire into the sanity of Fritz Withoel- days called the mauler, in some way caught I The $7o.000.000 bond issue is ex- , ter of near Detmold who has been act- i The highway, completion of which his thumb and crushed it below the i pected to be adequate for completion jug rather queer for some time. The the association is urging, stretches ne- of the primar and secondary road 1 court did not make any finding )n the 'tween Chicago and Los Angeles. Dele-system of the. State in five years Un- '. case and committed the patient to the 'eates attended the meetimr from lib it was a very painful injury and we I der the pay-as-you-go plan, it has been infirmary for observation. The court, nois. Missouri. Kansas. Oklahoma, hope that Mr. Daugherty recovers estimated, the system would take 12 or I will be in session next week and will at Texas, New Mexico. Arizona and Cah-quickly. 13 years to complete. 'that time dispose of the eaae. 'forma. knuckle, and it was necessary to am putate the thumb below the knuckle. and considerate mother and a neigh- ! Mr. Borberg was well and favorably oor to an. 'known to many people in Franklin Funeral services w ill be held from county, and counted his friends by the the late residence of the deceased next circle of his acquaintance, sad these Sunday afternoon at one o'clock, thence will be sorry to hear of his passing, to St. Johns Lutheran church and her I He leaves to those who are near and remains win oe lam to rest in tne dear to him a good name. church cemetery. 'that is worthy ol respect.

5 t . epublicantribune Twice-A-Week Tuesday-Friday Franklin Publishing Co., Publishers. TIIK MUST IIIK.I.Y UKITI.ATIOO MCWSPAl'KK IV THIS KHCTION KKTAUI.ISIIi:!) IX TIIK VKAIt IHU.1. The Only County Seat Newspaper VOLUME 63. UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY. MISSOURI, FRIDAY, MARCH 2. 1!)28. NUMBER I. 8 Pages FIRST DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVEN- COOLIDGE PROCLAIMS LEAGUE TO PRESENT REED PLATFORM TION INSTRUCTED TO SUPPORT LOWDENi NAT'L. FOREST WEEK "ROSETIME" HERE MON. ADOPTED AT ST. JOS. W. Cole of This City and II. M. Piper of New London Selected as Delegates to Itcnuhlican National Convention In Kansas (it v. The Ninth Congressional district hrld its convention m Warrcnton last Wednesday, and selected V. u Cole ot this city and H. M Piper of New Lon-dun as delegates lo the National con-ventien which moots in Kansas City on Juno 12. Mrs. Harry Householder of Mexico and Mrs. Florence Palmer of Montgomery City were selected as alternates. The Ninth District is composed of the following counties: Au-drum. Callaway. Franklin. Giucoiiado. Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Kail-, fit. Charles and Warren. It was a well attended convention and much Republican enthusiasm prevailed. The convention adopted the followingresolutions: We, the Ill-publicans ol the 9th Congrossicnal District, in convention assembled, hereby re-affirm our allecii'iice tj the Republican party, and pit due it our loyal support. We heartily endorse the administration of Calvin Coolidgc as President of the United Slates as being economical, conservative and business-like in every particular, and one that ..hoiild commend itself to the voters of the nation without H '.;ai J o politics-. We, the Republicans of the 9th Congressional District, in convention assembled, hereby endorse our present State administration. We. the Republicans of the 9th Congressional District, in convention assembled, hut-by commend the administration ol Dr K. I! Clements, national coauniileoman of Missouri aii'l Mis. draco Sam-plc Biirlmghrin. National commit-teowomun of Miss-iun. and the delegates ol the 'llh Congressional District are hcrebv instructed to vote for their re-election. Whereas, the agiie'iltuie interests of the country have suffered greatly in the re-ad lust tivnt following the World War. and conditions have bom such with increased taxation and increased costs of labor and living that the farmers of Missouri and other agriculture states have ha'-oly been able to eke out an cNisicme o.io to the economic conditions v.it'i which they are roniruiw-d. and whereas, they have demanded some legislation relieving the .situation with which they ate nnlronted and demand such leyislntion at the hands of the uoxi administration, and whereas; the Republican party in order to carry the election in November, must carry ihe electoral votes ot the agricultural states of the West and Central West where this economical condition is most acutely fel. .".nd whereas: the farmers ot ihe ;-,iid West era and Central states r.re demanding the nomination of a candidate lor th" Presidency who is favorable to seme legislation for the relief of their economic conditions, and whereas; the Honorable Flank O. lowden of Illinois seems to be one candidate who iully appreciates the conditions of the agricultural interests and who is willing to stand for the enactment of Mich legislation. Therefore, be it resolved, that the Republicans of the !)th Congressional District ol Missouri, in convention assembled, do heartily endorse the candidacy of the Honorable Frank O. Lowden for nomination lor President at the Republi-i can National convention in Kansas City, Missouri, and instruct the delegates elected at this nicotine to us" I heir influence and cast their votes for the nomination of the Honorable Frank O. Lowden lor President. Many from this county attended the convention including all the delegates chosen, la.'-t Friday afternoon, as well as many others. April 22-28 Set Aside for Dis- Evangelical Ixrajrue Will Render Principles of Woodrow Wilson cussion of Safi'Kinirdinjr -ind Restorino, Our Forests. Musical Comedy at Theatre Next Monday. President Coolidgc lm:i officially I The Evaneelicar -omu ivnnli.' designated the week ol April 22-28 for i League of the local church will Rive a nation-wide observance ol ihe annual musical comedy entitled "Rosctimv" In "American Foicst Week." in a pro-1 the Liberty Theatre in this city next rlamalion announced recently iA the i Monday evening beginning at 8 o'clock United States Department oi Agrit-ul ture. p. m. Die cast has been carefully selected The President sot apart the Week, from the young people of the church. he said, "lor public discussion of our and It Is expected that the play will be forests and of what must be done to1" Kod one, and will furnish several safeguard and restore them." He em-1 hours of good entertainment. Miss phasized particularly the need for j Smith, of Sew ell and Co.. is here and suppressing the torest lire evil. and I1" directing the play. Below Is a syn- pointed out the benetits .o agrioul- opsis of the play WASHINGTON MAN COUNTY PROS. RACE Attorney A. Tibbe, Jr.. Announces for Prosecuting Attorney. Anton A. Tibbe. Jr., lawyer of Washington. Mo., and son of former Pre siding Judge of the County Court Anton A. Tibbe, announced his candidacy this week for the Republican nomina- iium 1Ur piosiiiuiiig attorney oi rraiiK- ,,,. n,..., r u ,w .i. rnrt, ,., tin County, subject to the will of the .pvil suppressed." he President de-1 JMTy Hunter. (Walter Kohringt who vuicis at inr primary in August. dared "Maiiv of the forested States llvrs ln nerKeiey. mil no ante nas ueen Attorney Tibbe is not a stranger In ...mi, the cooneration of tiinberland SPt or tne wedding. This causC3 Jerry owners, have undertaken organized n , e concern. protection against forest tires: and in The afternoon ol the garden party. recent years, under the Clarkc-McNarv R niovlml picture company, out looking law. the Federal Government has giv-l'or " location, chances upon this olden its support to the movement. This ?ash,nl,e, Kard,cn . of .l,,p Perkins1 groat coonerat ve onternrise must be """ ". ""' h"khhi Consolidation Passes Voters of District ture. Industry, commerce, and nation al life that will result from making the forest lands of the United States ully productive ot continuous timber crops. 'The rehabilitation of our forests de- Afternoon In Berkeley. small town. Ma and Pa Perkins (Allan Peters and Anna Mucnstermanni are making preparations lor a garden party In honor of Rose, (Mildred Hubbard i their daughter. Rose la engaged to marry The voters of the Pacific school dis trict and the Doier school district of j tt. louis county held an election yesterday for the purpose of forming Consolidated School District Number 3. There were cast In favor of such consolidation 263 votes and against consolidation 40 votes. This will do away with the Dozior school and make the Pacific sclnxil lurger. Many of the Interests near Pacific are In St. Louis I county and in the Dozior district, and j most of these children have for years attended the Pacilic school. JESSE F. EKEY IN RACE FOR CO, JUDGE Well Known Resident of this County Announces for Co. Judge, 2nd. District. HERMANN A. C. WINS BY ONE POINT-37-36 Came Goes to Two Extra Period Hermann Wins on Foul Goal. Franklin County by any means, although In parts of the county he is nut well known. Born m Washington, he has always maintained his residence there, although his schooling and war service has kept him away from the county most of the time the last few years. Tibbe is a graduate of the University of Missouri In Columbia and the law school of Harvard University. During the late war he served as see- on lieutenant of the infantry stationed at Fort Sheridan. Illinois. He is a brother of Russol J. Tibbe and Henry Tibbe who are engaged in the manufacturing business inWashington. The Tibbe family has long been extended and strengthened until every j JonpS' ;Arth"r ottf' finding it cx- forestod county in the United States is' "uv " "e " ",r lnp picture safeguarded against forest fires. ,PS making, decides to hurry and take iih si 1 1 h . a iic icnuiiiH muy ana mr leading man of the rompany have "But wo are still far from the goal of complete protection. Every year. on the average, 80.000 fires scourge our woodlands, steadily undermining .heir eloped without Warning, so the lack of these two is the only remaining diffi culty, into . Thrown Into Discard lie- fore Reed Platform. A large delegation of Franklin Countians attended Ihe Democratic Convention held in St. Joseph, last Tuesday. The twelve delegates from this county were in attendance, and al so quite a lew others. -Below is given the platform adopted "The Democratic party of Missouri, in convention assembled, realflrms Its advocacy of. and allegiance to, those time-honored principles which have ln every administration, when our party was in power, from the days of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson to the days of Clrovor Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson, characterized our party as the exponent of free govern ment and the champion 0f the rights of all the people. c ntaruiy endorse mo great work Ti,n fiit .mn-v i.. ti. r- and acknowledged leadcrshiu ol theiiw imh.,, ... nL ..,.,.. I brilliant senior Senator irom Missouri. in urn issue of' The Tribune. Jesse F uir non. janiea a. Keed. His services Ekey of Union, well known resident "w united Oiaies Senate have ex- nnri siirvcvnr nf lliis rnimlv lr tlic u'hon Itnlnii nicked un some tvn anri cited the admiration of all the people, past twelve years, announces' today Jor the. game was faster. Union lost their opportunity in the fourth quarter to win the game. The locals were leading by two points, but they could not keep the ball in their possession and Hermann took It and evened up the score. This made the fourth time that Hermann has defeated the loealR this year. In the other three games the scoring 4f..l.t.. tl.. .it,...ti..., Ihnl " .v.v, H, ........ I, . ,. """". ' " lnto .'eivice Percy Poabodv. (Wilbert blame falls equally on usall. Public jK, ,., ,he WTiu,r , ,e sienano, agencies rarelv provide adequate PW-L.i m dosrUo tells Rahe Biirnette tectum against fire, the tiinberland i owner is loo often IndilTcrent to his i Vera Krietei another member of the It took ten extra minutes to decide the game hero Wednesday night between the Hermann Athletic Club and the Union Athletic Club. The game was perhaps one of the closest Tames ever seen on the local noor. Hermann took the lead In the first quarter find held the lead until the third quarter when Union came from behind and 'the score stood 28-29 in Union's favor. at the end of the third quarter. Then it became interesting first one team would score, and then the other. The score at the end ot the fourth quarter was tied 32-32. In the first extra five minutes, each team scored two points again locking the score. In the second extra session, Hermann made a field goal and followed with a foul throw, and all the locals could do was to make field M-al. ind lost the tame. The game started off slow and con tinued slow until the third quarter. p aiiiann mm a peerless rnam- the office of County Judge of Franklin pion in the cause ol good government. ! county from the Second District, imb- i.H no mi-ii iii to oeciare ins in-.,.,t to the will of the Republican vot-tentlos to retire irom the Senate of l Pls ut the -primary to lie held August uiiitry CTiait-a, Wllt'ir III" nils iauOl- 7 lOUH ed and wrought so long and ably for the State of Missouri, and ihe people of the United States. In his leaving that body, it loses it shining light and the State of Missouri the services of a great and brilliant statesman. Born in Franklin County Ulty-sevcn years ai;o, Mr. Ekey has spent his entire life hero, hvini- in Central town- I .'hip until 190H. when he moved to jnear Union, where he has resided since Mi' Rkrv Is ucli kniiuli hirp III a way unparalleled in public an-mud mwi.- n iiitmiiu. iii.ii in nniv nf I. I ...... . " nam, m- mi i (Mil Ki'll lllo:,c Will) llave.lhn vi iters Knnolif na.rl i,. 1.4 ....l.li I,.... t .. . i,n ..o7 Mr. Ekey is thoroughly pwunv Mur n jiirtil' U)MH I (Hilly, was also close The box-score follows: Hermann A. C Riek. rf Sherman. If Ulfulmau. If Krndriek, c ii .iiiiiinteil i HI I Mill. ,..,tl.li..u ........ ii.i.- ..... .t.l .. lu. I inimmnr. Iliat she will he the lenrllnir I nas a as sacred tne privilege of th A .(, ,.., .... identified with the progressive inter- P -riy. ii" .nmt '" ' ral ladv. This honor she never realizes, I DaiJot. ana nnven irom otllce those hj-, m,lllvvr u,r the past ten 1 RlPPlcm. m ests of Franklin County, having been . "iect of ' f '" the for just at the time Jones is about to who, wolllfl '"V coriupting hands iipon! jJtme. Ig the founders of the Missouri Meer-prae ci '"rn is V ",f',':l n"'es "hlcall for her entrance. Rose Perkins ap-1 l- Hls courageous battle to keep elec-j' KercholIer. Ig schaum Pipe Co.. and have been ar- "r'1 111 "" ,wf"""n Wl' n"'J '". pears on the steps of the house andl""'" P- 10 ,'''k, vei.ahtv , iVl h. u u n u,n II w.l a ' i dent supporters of the Republlcan.l!'rt,"s f,"'1,h(' ,f'T' 1,s (1,-;p:avs ri,ht into the picture. This'""' "t taint the very source ol gov- " v ,"s ,j i, .w.'lv. Judge Tibbe served as pres.d-f"l'r""" '"."'f1' f "'' rw":K 'o.l,ig short ot a miracle to I Prmnriit. to nrive corruption trom the 1 ' c ' ' n .' Vlwm A. C. ng ttidgc of the Franklin County lrssl,"ss ihl1" ""lunkab!.'. s .., lllld ,hc r0u,nanv. fr Rose is tlw citadels of the Republic, has stirred Ihej " . 1 "" ',". r l-a, rell, rf the liiihilmcut ellicc. of the duties of the INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SHOWS 6 PER CENT GAIN Iikk.iciI Production C'riditeil in Steel and Automobile Industries, Reports Show, Two Rural Townships !;;., Court from 1915 to 1919 and it was I we oannni penuaiK nnv uouse on- exact type needed for the loading lady. I"1'1" "i " cnwiii,. niani:ess oi par-dunng his administration that the forests with inipunitv. The soil is the jnrs o(ft.r, lo nngaqe her at once, and !' present county infirmary was erected ! ultimate source el all our wealth and ot afl,.r luiictnu it over with Ma and Pa "Senator Reed s eonsiimate ability, at its location at the edge of this city. I"fp itself. One-toui th ol our Amen- kjMns a contract for Hollywood, but not unfaltering couraee. unquestioned hon- Mr. Tibbe is making an aeijvc cant- can son is nesi ruiteci ioi idioms, aiuen without a touching and romantic part- esty and git-at services have earned Ion paign throughout the county andi"1 this land i ali'ariy idle. ..lore ;! it jng with Jerry, who arrives to find lien him the nomination by our party lor hopes to bo nhle to meet all the voters 'is bei'ic made idle by destructive loe - j Ir-avim:. She assures him. however.lthe oflice of President. His fuithful-hef.ire the primary election. Ho will j King d lire. Vet wo can not salely that she will continiveto love him, and jness to the trusts heretofore reposed in apnreciate your suptxirt in the August i permit our forest land to lie fallow and 'premises to return lomoday in Rose- him warrants our earnest belief and primary. iw.su-. mu..- i..u in imn nine. t assertion tiiai m the oiiice ol I'resi- : jour farms i.nd factories in lie i-.lli-. ; Three years pas.- and Rose becomes : dent his statesmanship. en;:.liliiie- 1) a "To m-ike our v;ist ( in. ure of fori-st a lamou., star. She seems to have tor- unci characn r will liud a larger Held ol j lOpOSCS 10 illinCX iland lullv pi.KliKf.ve ol continuous gotten the eoitane ".ith the roses grow-.public usefulness. We pledge our lull! of timbir will have lioiiientous ing on Ihe trellis that Jerry assured her .and hearty support of his candidacy t .... , nis in our mitionel lite. It 'would oe waiting. for that high oltiee We call upon tin'! JiKtiismai p iionciion m ine unitici I will give aa.'idiiliu-e the mlviMitngc of- Unknown to Rose, trouble iias been 1 Democrats or Missouri as individuuls ou ""'''M " u 1H1 Cummitter from This County Ciors.n new and valuable emu. 1' will at- mowing in the Miitho on account of to use their influence with their lra-nds i f'rl" Jl",il:ily ,VI'' ''eeeinber last i 111 flirP Si. I.lllliv '. Iff f. If,.,rl rnnnn mill . M.i.l. ill-w-. , I In 1.1 1 1 . I m I IV. i,i .:,lt,U.K mul Ir.tu.v u n.,.1 m.r. I .,.! rnl.,l,....v ,,. ...,it I,,. ,.,.,..,.. I VOil V. ilH-Oldlll", 1 a Fl'dCWl (teSlTVC Favorilllr Allliexation. Iluiti ril nun in !iii fnri si inriiilne-; !rin-lnH flin niiirtinnr uhi-n IJmsi- ,in- iiiMiifli.ncp m- ,.tlw,i-u kh in iii.,....iii im- 1 H,;,ll'(t Ivpolt. 1 Ills is the liirgOst ill I Tl uill iii-,.iuli. raw mulerinl'. ll wilt ' nllv nrrivi slie Inn. nslt for li.r ! u..liiir..u.l l..i- il.n .,.oviH..ii, v ' ' ( f l .e .slliee the report further I A conimitteo of seven residents nf furnish tretfii- lor o'r railroads. It 'cheek. Jones conP- ses that ihe com-' "About to enter upon a great na-'al(l Franklin County, which is immediately will niain'ain foreign and clonies-tie panyN broke, and 'h.at she will not re- lumal campaign, we adopt as our dec-1 Steel production increased consider-iweM ol St. Louis County, headed oy ,i.Comi-.erce. V. will restore our !ioMs ire'.ve a penny. Hi se tells him she. has juration of principles the rini-ini; words ; ably, and automobile manufacturing, III. Hrnnrtt. farmer Mavnr of Sullivan. I as cr.ieivei soil and water, and as, her name and will not marry him. but lot Senator ieed: ' i'lie lowest in December since 1922. al- jMo.. yesterday presented before ihe St.Riveis of hc;.ltti and plea:ure to our , instead will go to work with another !Uuis County Chamber of Commerc? people. Icompanv. Jones nils her this is im- their plan for Franklin County lo nn- -We alre.idv have ma e a beginnin'! possible, then read to her the contract ncx two western townships of St. Louis jn forest renewal: but the task is stu- she has signed without reading. This County, leaving the congested portion : penrious. and we should permit no sat-j contract gives Jones sole right to the islaetion over w hat has b( on done to"aine 01 r.ose j-cikius wnen useo in a blind us to Ihe magnitude ol what re--professional way mains lo be iVme " JllKt as Rose feels her world crumb- This year will mark 'lie eighth an-!1'"" abmlt lirr,- !'1' '?urst!i inl Jtra!s observance of American Forest ""1' w?" " ..u .sM tiiebler. If I laughorty. Hare, rg Means, lg Times out Hermann. 3: Union, j.Reft'reWDruwell, Washington. - Fd O. F.O. F. Pts. 8 1 3 17 4 0 18 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 12 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 37 Fd G. F.O. F. Pts. 9 2 0 20 10 3 2 5 3 1 13 0 111 0 0 10 36 Mrs. Elmer F. Winters. Ila- ; most same roach"d the production of month a year ago. the of the county to be merged with St i Louis. This suggestion was referred to the Metropolitan Committee of the St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce by which a thorough investigation andlWrcki prpsj,((,t Harding in 1021 ha v-Ith" meaning of the scene. He pro- ing issued the first proclamation which .-' brought the Federal Oovornnient be. ! Jorry is numing a bluff when he . Jer- iyi ttiiiiuiiiiccs lie uaa juai uuuKlll lllc a report to tne organization win ue made. This committee, which includes experts on city and county government, has handled all merger proposals that affected the county Besides Bennett, H. F. Hanson and Leo A. r isncr oi i-ranKiin uouniy,. ao-dressed the county chamber. Bennett said in effect he understood the merger with the city of St. Louis of the congested districts of the county was desired, but that the rural districts of l of the county hampered this. He proposed the two western townships, Moramec and Bonhommc, minus that part of Kirkwood that is included in Bonhomme Township, be merged with Franklin County, a rural section Teachers' Examination Here this Week. hind the movement. The week this year, as it has for the past two years, will assume an international scope through the lact that Canada will observe its "Save the Forests'' Week at the same time. This week in the United States will be directed by an American Forest Week Committee, of which Theodore Roosevelt of New York is chairman. A large number of organizations, rep resenting a wide variety of interest, arc j cooperating, among the associations vpni-ppntinir rintrinrir wilrt life, mid rec reational interests, foresters and for-1 Hi-Art Film Co. After interesting turns and events, Jones is re-engaged and given management of the Company, all other members being retained. However, Rose declares she's tired of the silver sheet and does not wish to remain as leading lady, but prefers to return with "'Let us rally our lorccs lo thiol the Constitution.' " 'Let us make our light between ban- i , y , is proclaiming: ' l,'d'"' J'V,,,a7- . C?1' ;luii HJii.siiiiiMi iuii im ird.uu aitu nuuicii and silken industries were active. Supt. A. F. Borberg is holding the regular examination of all applicants for certificates today and tomorrow. There are three regular examinations during the year, and this being the first one is not as important as those of the st Reai Estate Board mat win be neia later, it is not oi- Knnkp fr tho countv organization. witu fiaii"-.... . '"'"", lestry associations, the lumber industry. "u 1 "... ."' .J.-..'..-- consumers of forest products, labor. independent alliance with the city. Eugene D. Ruth, Jr., president of the St. Louis County Chamber of commerce and Mayor of University City; Joseph R. Matthews, former Mayor of Kirkwood, and B. Ccrdcll Stevens, a member of the chamber and president ten that applicants at the March examination complete all subjects that the law requires they must pass in before a certificate will be granted. Quite a number of applicants are taking the examination. They neither praised nor condemned the Franklin County proposal, but asked a few questions and then urged its consideration by the Metropolitan Committee. Statistics brought out in the meeting showed that Franklin County has a Interesting Election Ticket : population of 32,000. and an assessed Brouuht to Lili'ht. I valuation of $36,000,000. St. Louis " " I J-, .. ... U n n .An..linn .f IDn fUVl an1 James T. Bartel, who has been in Union this week visiting his daughters. Mrs. Nick Cardwell and Mrs. H. P. Jennings, showed us an old election ticket that carries with it much interest. It is an election ticket used in 1864 and was called "National Radical Union Ticket. On this ticket, Abraham Lincoln Irom Illinois was a candidate for President and Andrew-Johnson from Tennessee was a candidate for Vice President. For stale and .county candidates, the ticket is called "State Radical Union" and on it Thomas C. Fletcher ran for Governor. On this ticket, Julius Wilhehni ran for sheriff and Chas. Remhard. father of Chas. Reinhard. of Union, ran for county treasurer. On this ticket. John T. Vitt, father of Hermann Vitt of Union and Wm Moore, father of Allen R. Moore of Mt. Vernon, Washington, ran for Judges of the county court. scientific, civic, agricultural, press, church, and women's organizations, as well as the State and Federal fSovern-ments. Local Forest Week Committees are being organized in every State. In his proclamation. President Coo-lidge urges that during the Week, "all citizens and appropriate organizations including public officials, legislators. business organizations, educators, edi (Continued on page 4) ANNUAL DRIVE FOR NEW RELIEF HOME Salvation Army Will Launch Drive Here Next Wednesday. The Salvation Army will launch their drive for funds to erect a new relief home in St. Louis this next" Wed- tors, clergymen, landowners, and oth-jnesday in this city. I This Is an annual drive of the Salva- (Conlinjed on page li jtion Army. Each year the funds con- tributed are used for some needy nur- . , pose and this year the funds will be ExeClltlVe Committee tOd to erect a new relief home in St. Meet in St. Louis, Sat. I Mrs. Davis of the Salvation Army will be in charge of the drive and she an assessed valuation of $206,000,000. Executive Committee of Jieiasks tlml everyne ready to make The territory that Franklin their contribution when called on next wants to annex has a population of about 10.000. an assessed valuation of ners pr "'The inalienable rights of the citizen, among which are liberty of conscience without coercion, criticism or obloquy, the right of every man to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience and that none shall make him afraid: the right of free speech, free press and peaceable assemblage; the right of each citizen to regulate his own personal conduct, chart his own course through life, determine his own habits and to control the affairs of his own household, free from all restraints, save that in the exercise of those natural privileges he will not Interfere with the rights of others. " 'Let us reassert the truth of the doctrine that if this people are to remain free, local safe government and the sovereignty of the states must be preserved: that Federal power should be brought within the limits not only of the letter, but also within the spirit of the Constitution. The march of centralization must be arrested, government by boards and bureaucracies must cease. "Let us demand the honest administration of government, the swift and sure punishment of all public plunderers, bribe mongers and other malelact-ors. the equalization of the burden of taxation, the repeal of all laws creat ing special privileges, the liberation of honest business from oppressive interference by government agents, the prosecution and punishment of those who, by trusts, combinations and rc- Total loans and investments of Federal Reserve member banks declined more than $200,000,000 for the four weeks ending February 15. The decline was largely in loans on securities. Mrs. Myrl O. Winters nee Klusmcyer was born September 17, 1908 and was claimed by the angel of death at 10:30 p. 111. February 20, 1928. She had been ln poor health for several months from that dreaded disease tuberculosis. Seeing that she was steadily growing worse she went to Mt. St. Rose Sanilorium ln St. Louis, but as her condition continued to become lower she was brought back to the home of her parents just a few days before her death. She was a patient sufferer, always worrying over the trouble she was to others but never complaining about her own illness and pain. She professed a faith in the Lord and made her peace with Him some few weeks before she was called to the Home above and It is a wondrfeul consolation to know that she waiting and beckoning for her loved ones to come and be with her. To mourn her loss she leaves a loving husband and baby son, her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Klusmeyer, four brohers, Elmer of Gerald, Route 2., Floyd of St. Louis, Leslie and Basil of Gerald, and two sisters, Mrs. A. F. Sauls of Maplewood, Illinois, and Mrs, B. A. Matthews of Beaufort, Mo., be sides many other relatives and friends. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. B. Adams and interment was made in St. Paul's cemetery neur Gerald. Card of Thanks. We desire to thank our many friends for their kindness to us during the illness and death of our beloved wile, daughter and sister. Elmer F. Winters, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Klusmcyer, Her Brother and Sisters. Charles F. Ilorberg. meet at the American Hotel, St. Louis, j MVOOlu MiuekVftwa w I . . - . . . .1,1 about $11,000,000, and contains about , " 7. ""71""' , ".well as house to house will be can 200 square miles of land, all of which "'"nL0"' nlm vasscd. Everyone is asked to contri u... .v,i f ,h of the proposed $73,000,000 road bond u, , ,n ri,r,-trf hh r th, figures are about Franklin County Globe-Democrat. one-third of the figures Thursday. Suffers Painful Injury. Salvation Armv. Lloyd Stark, vice president of Stark Brothers Nurseries of Louisiana, Mo., j . is chairman of the comiuittce. He has COUflty COUft III ....v., -v. 1 . r ' ' l.;; I In ti llnv Koccinn lLon nomic no,.crh.rrv hn is pmnlnvrt ",: -"" -umiiiwiu, to ins ' -V lvoo...,.. in th..Hn,hrn Fortrv here snfTereri committee. BiXby, who accompanied a (Continued on page ti Woodruff Again Heads Highway No. 66 Ass'n. John T. Woodruff of Springfield, Mo., president, and all other officials were re-elected unanimously by 400 delegates from eight Southwestern States at a meeting of the United Stales . bute to this well directed drive of the i Highway No. 6fi Association, held at Oklahoma City, last Monday.. Flagstaff. Ariz., was chosen for the next meeting. June 7 or 8. The association has been assured. Scott of Springfield. Mo., corres ponding secretary, .said, that New Mex- Business house to business house as irn Anvsina Tpxns nrl fik. I if ni-nici uill I T inWU.K.,U ... T....i, .... RTA... I . . ..... , painful injury to his left hand yes- I . h" , The County Court held a brief ses- make available $15,000,000 for work on n n.ltiln n-n-b inn . r, A lantn.v . ... ... -.0...... , r.M . , f ( HA rl I fnnt-n tr tr Tl W Ultrhllut, ll'lll.tn Im vt 1 lfl I f 1 1 , .;. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . , , - n j v " &w uuu .u.iug nut unu a mini i JUKI UL Heart Lilt WClJure Ol tUC DHTtV. Delegates Narrowly Escape Serious Injuries. Anton Krainolowsky, W. L. Cole, Raymond Cole and Henry Rapps, delegates to the Congressional convention in Warrcnton, came very near meeting with a serious accident Wednesday while on their way to Warrcnton. Thi! trip was negotiated in W. L. Cole's car with Mr. Cole at the wheel and in St. Louis county on a cut oir road which was narrow and slippery, the car turned over and when the car finally came to a stop it was headed in the same direction from which it had come. From reports, Henry Rapps was the first to crawl out of the top of the car unhurt. He was followed by Mr. Kramolowsky who suffered lacerations of the head and some bruises. Raymond Cole suffered some wrench- L es of the back while W. L. Cole suffer ed a fracture of the left collar bone. Charles F. Borberg was born in U:l-and of the four he suffers the most lion. Mo., March 10, 1868 and died in injury. The whole affair turned out Billings, Montana February 27, 1928 much better than it might have been, at the age of 59 years, 11 months and The top of the car is a complete l 17 days. There survive him, his wife wreck. Dr. R. B. Denny was called and three children, two brothers and and he dressed the wounds of thos? 1 three sister to mourn his passing. Tin who suffered and brought all of them ' children are: Paul, an attorney and to Warrcnton in his car In order that I Fred, a civil engineer: both of Oregon; and Marie of Billings. The brothers are A. F. Borberg of Union and Emil Borberg of Billings. The sisters are Mrs. R. A. Miller of Kirkwood. Mrs. Tillie Martin of St. Clair and Mrs. Mrs. David Peters, nee Knehans, and Susia Vance of Manlctwood. There widow of the late David Peters, enter- tare also other relatives and manv cd into rest at htr home near Beau-i friends who mourn his demise. fort, Tuesday, February 28. at the Mr Borberg moved from Franklin age or sixty years. Mrs. Peters was county to Billings, Montana about the preceded by her husband in death year 1910 and has been a resident of about two years. She leaves to mourn . that state ever since. For a number of her loss six children, other relatives j years he has been engaged in the and many friends. The children ire ; brokerage business with marked suc-Erwin, Walter. Alice and Emma Pe- cess. During the years that Mr. Bor-ters. Mrs. Clara Nolting and Mrs. : bere lived in Franklin county he made they might attend the convention. Mrs. David Peters. Amanda Connors. Mrs. Peters lived in this comunity ail her life, and where she reared her family and looked after his home in Stanton where he grew to manhood and in and near SL Clair. While here, he was engaged in farming. terday while working in the factory. The machine he was working on those who were in need of help. It , trading and merchandising. In uoli- may bo truly said of her that she was ! tics, he was an active Republican and would accept ouire into the sanity of Fritz Withoel- days called the mauler, in some way caught I The $7o.000.000 bond issue is ex- , ter of near Detmold who has been act- i The highway, completion of which his thumb and crushed it below the i pected to be adequate for completion jug rather queer for some time. The the association is urging, stretches ne- of the primar and secondary road 1 court did not make any finding )n the 'tween Chicago and Los Angeles. Dele-system of the. State in five years Un- '. case and committed the patient to the 'eates attended the meetimr from lib it was a very painful injury and we I der the pay-as-you-go plan, it has been infirmary for observation. The court, nois. Missouri. Kansas. Oklahoma, hope that Mr. Daugherty recovers estimated, the system would take 12 or I will be in session next week and will at Texas, New Mexico. Arizona and Cah-quickly. 13 years to complete. 'that time dispose of the eaae. 'forma. knuckle, and it was necessary to am putate the thumb below the knuckle. and considerate mother and a neigh- ! Mr. Borberg was well and favorably oor to an. 'known to many people in Franklin Funeral services w ill be held from county, and counted his friends by the the late residence of the deceased next circle of his acquaintance, sad these Sunday afternoon at one o'clock, thence will be sorry to hear of his passing, to St. Johns Lutheran church and her I He leaves to those who are near and remains win oe lam to rest in tne dear to him a good name. church cemetery. 'that is worthy ol respect.